The Secret Battle for the Future of the Murdoch Empire

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/business/media/rupert-murdoch-succession-fox.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family’s irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force. Several of his children are fighting back.

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kamenlady@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y (7 replies)

Several of his children are fighting back.

He has 6 children.

When several is used, i would assume it's more than half of the children.

So, either 4 or 5 of his 6 children are protesting.

Edit: 5 would be most of his children.

It has to be 4.

Mac@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 2y (5 replies)

i love depicting language this way to decipher meaning but in reality most people don't all abide by the same set of rigid rules that i want them to.

this is certainly reasonable, though.

AlexanderESmith@social.alexanderesmith.com · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)
  • A couple: 2
  • A few: 3-4
  • A handful: 5 (because fingers)
  • A bunch: 6
  • Several: Exactly 7, always.
  • A number: 8-9
  • A whole bunch: 10 -20

That's about it off the top of my head.

johsny@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)
  • A lot: 20 to 100
  • A shitload: 100-1000
  • A fuckton: >1000
FantasmaNaCasca@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
  • Your mom: 🐋

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Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

My favorite unit of measurement is a grip. "The old lady next door has a grip of cats"

AlexanderESmith@social.alexanderesmith.com · 3 pts · 2y

Haha, I love that one. I use as 5 (because fingers, as with handful)

humorlessrepost@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

On Survivor, several is seven. Secret child confirmed?

casmael@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y

The secret battle for the future of the murdoch empire

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

I mean it was the basis of the show succession so not super secret

Maeve@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 2y
Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Fun fact. James Murdoch is one of the founders of Rawkus records. Known to have released Mos Def and Talib Kweli's solo albums as well as lyricists lounge mixtapes